1961 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1961 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vermont at the eighth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]

1961 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationVermont Hancock, Vermont
DatesMarch 9–11, 1961
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Middlebury College
Venue(s)Middlebury College Snow Bowl
Teams7
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (5th title)
1st runners-upMiddlebury
2nd runners-upColorado
Middlebury is located in the United States
Middlebury
Middlebury
Location in the United States

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their fifth national championship, the first since 1957, edging out host Middlebury in the team standings.[2] This was the start of Denver's seven straight titles from 1961 through 1967.

Venue

This year's championships were held March 9–11 in Vermont at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock. Middlebury College, located in nearby Middlebury, served as hosts.

These were the first NCAA Championships hosted by Middlebury, the second in Vermont (Northfield, 1955), and third in the East (Lyme, New Hampshire, 1958).

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Denver376.19
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Middlebury366.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Colorado365.54
4Dartmouth356.06
5New Hampshire332.39
6Maine325.66
7Idaho309.51
8Washington278.57
9Williams277.55
Source:[1][2]

Individual events
MiddleburyCollegeSnow Bowl is located in Vermont
MiddleburyCollegeSnow Bowl
Middlebury
College
Snow Bowl
Location in Vermont

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Thursday: Downhill, Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineBuddy WernerColorado1:39.67
Cross CountryCharlie AkersMaine69:17
DownhillGordi EatonMiddlebury1:15.3
JumpingNorway Chris SelbekkDenver226.3
NordicJohn BowerMiddlebury3:14.12
SkimeisterArt BookstromDartmouth366.24
SlalomBuddy WernerColorado1:35.2
Source:[1][2][3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. "Denver regains ski supremacy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 12, 1961. p. 8.
  3. "Coloradoans lead NCAA skiing meet". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 10, 1961. p. 6.
  4. "Colorado skiers leading NCAA". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 10, 1961. p. B8.
  5. "Denver U. leads NCAA ski meet". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 11, 1961. p. 8.

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